Minister Hits Report In N.y. Racial Case

October 08, 1988

CHICAGO. — An adviser to Tawana Brawley, the object of a disputed New York rape case, said Friday in Chicago that a grand jury report on the case did not harm the credibility of the young woman or those who support her. Rev. Al Sharpton, here to attend the annual Savior`s Day celebration of the Nation of Islam, refused to discuss the celebrated case with reporters. ``The report that was released didn`t come up with any evidence. The report came up with a report,`` Sharpton said. ``There`s no erosion of any of our credibility. The only thing that has eroded is the white media.`` The black teenager said she was the victim of a sexual assault by several white men last Nov. 28. Upon advice of Sharpton and her two attorneys, she refused to cooperate with the grand jury, which Thursday concluded there is no evidence of such an assault.